Tirumala, Feb. 23 -- The 971st incarnation of Vaishnava devotee, Sri Anantalwar, was celebrated at Ananthalwar Tota also known as Purasaivarithota here on Sunday.

On this occasion, the successors of Anantalwar spread across the country gathered and rendered "Nalayira Divya Prabandha Gosthiganam".

On this occasion, Tirumala Pedda Jeeyar Swamy, while delivering his blessing speech, said that through the TTD Alwar Divya Prabandha Project, eminent scholars from all the Vaishnava Divyadesams are being invited every year and through their lectures, the glory of Anantalwar was conveyed most wonderfully.

Later, in his Anugraha Bhashanam, Tirumala Chinna Jeeyar Swamy said that Anantalwar joined Ramanujacharya as his first disciple and went to T...